What is Macy's's retained earnings?

Macy's (M) reported retained earnings of $6.94B in Q4 2025.

How has Macy's's retained earnings changed year-over-year?

Macy's's retained earnings increased by 6.8% year-over-year, from $6.5B to $6.94B.

What is the long-term trend for Macy's's retained earnings?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Macy's's retained earnings has grown at a 12.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.93B to $6.94B.

What does retained earnings mean?

Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.

Macy's M Retained Earnings

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$6.56B+2.7%

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$9.67B+23.2%

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$4.92B+16.6%

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.9B+2.1%

Gross profit$2.0B+1.7%

Operating income$112.0M+19.1%

Net income$63.0M+65.8%

EPS (diluted)$0.23+76.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.3B+38.8%

Total debt$2.4B-12.5%

Total equity$4.8B+8.7%

Total assets$16.3B+1.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$292.0M+556%

CapEx$88.0M-12.0%

Free cash flow$204.0M+224%

Valuation

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Market cap$6.35B+71.1%

Enterprise value$7.49B+32.2%

P/E9.5×+2.9×

P/S0.3×+0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin40.3%-0.1pp

Operating margin4.6%+0.8pp

Net margin2.9%+0.5pp

FCF margin6.3%+3.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.4%+1.3pp

Debt / equity0.5×-0.1×

Current ratio1.5×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Macy's in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit.

The official record: Macy's’s 10-K, filed March 27, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Macy's's retained earnings?: Macy's (M) reported retained earnings of $6.94B in Q4 2025.
How has Macy's's retained earnings changed year-over-year?: Macy's's retained earnings increased by 6.8% year-over-year, from $6.5B to $6.94B.
What is the long-term trend for Macy's's retained earnings?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Macy's's retained earnings has grown at a 12.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.93B to $6.94B.
What does retained earnings mean?: Cumulative net income earned since inception minus all dividends paid — the total profits reinvested in the business over its lifetime.